In the course of just a few months, your intro has become a sound I love to hear. Won't have time to watch this until later tonight but I know it'll be a great time.
I saw a video essay on Breaking Bad in which the author missed the opportunity to call a chapter "The Event Horizonberg" and vowed to never let this happen to me.
@@asmonius Given that Total War is one franchise and Warhammer is another, it's probably a terrible idea from a marketing perspective and may also have legal issues for the two IPs. But, what are those in the face of the Rule of Cool?!
Before watching Majuular's retrospective I just knew Ultima as "some old RPG series for PC". Now I'm not only invested in the story of this franchise and eagerly waiting to find out more both from within the games and the context surrounding them, but I understand how important they were for the entire genre This comment is an offer for the entity that shall not be named, you know, the thing that runs this platform
@@analogmoz if we're talking personal peak, Underworld 1 was my jam, U7 had lots of great plot moments I loved, you're right about the combat though, pretty incomprehensible
Sorry to hear that. Hang in there! Things will get better even when it feels like they won't because that's what things do. Hope the video gives you some joy.
I was so confused: I saw Mr Edders video on Martian Dreams and thought I'd already watched this. Two Ultima videos! In close proximity (obviously just coincidence)! We're eating well tonight!
Majuular, you're a god damn gift, man. Thank you so much for being the vessel for thousands of people who never got the chance to experience those old Ultima Games. I started playing Ultima Online in the late 90s...and its been wild to see where all of those game design ideas came from.
Thank you truly, it's been a real joy sharing my experience with these games. My head is already spinning imagining the logistics of the inevitable Ultima Online video.
@@Majuular I was hoping you were heading in that direction, hah! No rush, i've thoroughly enjoyed all the non-ultima videos just as much. Cheers homie, you're doing the world a service!
To think, I only stumbled upon your channel because TH-cam'a search bar decided "heck, we'll throw this random channel in the search bar". Dunno what compelled me to check it, but my god, I'm *so* glad I did, your intro is always a welcome tune in my ears.
I remember how I did. I got a random Darkseed video come across my feed when we were setting uo for a six hour car trip, and I thought 'Hey, why not. I saw the Retsuprae's, lets see what someone else has to say about that little gremlin Mike'.
Goddamnit Majulaar! How I looked at the Sacage Empire UI before: "Well that is a stylish and neat variant of the U6 interface!" How I look at it now: 👁👄👁
Been watching your channel since your harvester video, i love seeing new videos come out. The ultimate series has been particularly thrilling, thank you for the countless hours of entertainment!
Started watching this series like a week ago and finished the final one earlier, isn't this a nice surprise. I wasn't alive when these games were made and you've got me to start looking into early RPGs through this series, and just early fantasy like LotR in general. Your videos have a tangible effect on people's lives, thanks for making them.
Thanks so much! One of my goals is to make video game history fun and digestible, since it's easy to feel disconnected from the past. Always vindicating to read comments like this.
Just gotta say Mr Juular that your voice sits right next to Brandon Gametrailers Jones as the voice of the history of Video Games in my head. You feel cut from that exact same cloth of internet pioneers in the way you talk about games with sincerity and humor. Thanks for the excellent work you do!
It's testament to your writing, delivery and editing that I have watched and loved this series but have no nostalgia or experience with the games whatsoever. Keep it up buddy
Oh man I had no idea why I woke up 3 hours ago but I know now. My soul was like "Wake up, there's more amazing Ultima stuff from Majuular" Love your work, Happy Monday Majuular
Just wanted to say thank you for putting so much effort into these retrospectives. Your videos actually helped me through a tough time in my life (breakup - c'est la vie) by giving me some good as hell content to go through and learn from, and your intro gives me the happy brain chemicals every time I hear it now. All this to say - keep up the awesome work!! :)
It's my privilege. Thank you for the super thanks! Hope that life is stabilizing, at least. Long term relationships are a hell of a thing. Take care of yourself bud.
hell yes another video to fall asleep to like every night for the next month gonna make my youtube rewind "you watched 21x as much as the average viewer" stat look like rookie numbers by this time next year thank you for making content that is as enjoyable to listen to as it is to pay attention to. Always love seeing a new video of yours in my sub box :)
Unironically happy to have cause to comment on one of your videos this time. Alas, i am really trying to finish some of the other hour + videos im in the middle of but I had to at least stop here and say hey and leave a like😊 I'll have this in my watch history to continue tonight!
Your videos have become my defacto watch whenever i have a bunch of prep work to do for d&d, and seeing this pop up not 5 minutes after starting that work made my whole night
Wow. I remember I asked you about these two spin-offs, way back during your Exodus video. I think you hinted that you might give them some attention back then. Never would have guessed it was gonna be an entire 2½ hour video!! Thank you so much! I'm happy to see these two games get some more modern day coverage.
God It's so nice to see more ultima Deep dives including covering stuff that the old Spoony reviews never covered. Whilst those Spoony retrospectives are fun they definitely are a product of their time but these feel like classics I can come back to watch again and again. I think I've already watched your Shadow tower retrospective like three times already.
A new Majuular video is exactly what this Monday needed. #Cultima Wing Commander was my absolute jam back in the day. Right now, I only have boxes copies of 3 and 4, but I will find the rest one day. That OPL-2 Wing Commander theme has my nostalgia synapses firing like mad.
Thanks for reminding me that I'm 42, and also thanks for someone finally giving the ultima series a really thorough review. Cant wait for the next Trilogy! Not you, Ultima 8 and 9
What a couple of small, imperfect, yet beautiful gems the World of Ultima games are! They show the kind of creativity and risk-taking that are now relegated to indies, but once were somewhat common in the industry. Can you imagine a tuple-A game based on the works of Jules Verne starring Tesla, Freud and Rasputin? Thanks for this retrospective, much appreciated! And now I'm gingerly waiting for the next episode, Ultima Underworld I and II are personal favorites of mine.
I needed this Maj, these past months haven't been too kind to me, so: Thank you for this upload. Hoping everybody is doing well on your side! Wishing you the best.
Been foaming at the mouth for every episode, dnd was cancelled and im starting ultima 1 on my miyoo mini while doing my bed sheet laundry, your release could not be more perfectly timed. Love you Majuular.
Glad to see the next entry in the series, I'd say this is the best Ultima retrospective series on TH-cam and you're not even done yet, can't wait to see when you get to 8 & 9
Thank you as always, sir, for your videos being wonderfully funny and highly educational in depth reviews. Every time a new video of yours drops, I know I'm in for a great time that day.
As always, incredible to to get so much quality and at such length! The audio, the editing, somehow everything seems to improve with every video! Great job once again!
Chrono Trigger and Cross get a lot of their inspiration from Ultima 2, 3 and Savage Empire. Most people today just don't notice and think JRPGs and WRPGs are unrelated.
All RPGs regardless of where they come fron are either Ultima or Wizardry. Final Fantasy is an Ultima, Dragon Quest is a Wizardry, Persona looks like a Wizardry but is actually an Ultima. I am only partially joking.
Bro I cannot express strongly enough how these videos resonate with me. They're games I dabbled with, but I was either too dumb or too busy to truly engage with. But these videos have driven me back to play a few of them as an adult, and I've gained an appreciation I didn't have then form them. The nostalgia hooks me, and the deep dives engage me. I've told my two brothers about your channel and they're in now too.
yussss! Been waiting for this one not only because I thought that examining Ultima's foray into other genres was fascinating... but also because Majuular's now one step closer to tackling Ultima VII: the Black Gate, which was such a jawdropper of a game at the time
Man, I love this channel. I can't claim to have played MOST of the games you talk about, but if I ever need a 2-hour video to play in the background while I'm cooking something, or hanging out with the cat, I throw on a Majuular vid most of the time. Good shit, very thankful for your work.
I can't overstate how much I adore this retrospective series. When Ultima was first making a name for itself I was around 2-3 years old so by the time it became the standard for PC RPGs i was just hitting school but already obsessed with the fantasy genre and gaming as a whole. My parents, being loving but also responsible, didn't really bombard me with every little thing I wanted like a computer but were always willing to get me any book/magazine I wanted so I would live vicariously through the screenshots and coverage. Wing Commander was a title I remember being raved about for quite a while, the different glimpses into it's world looking like absolute magic to me at the time. I knew of Ultima and even rented the odd NES ports on occasion (which I hold a soft spot for, they captured a large part of the essence I think even if compromises were made) so it's incredible to see all I missed out on. What really makes this video series shine, at least to me, is how aside from the excellent step by step overview of the games themselves (which do a wonderful job of making me feel as if I was watching a friend play through them) it gives great background and insight to the real world going ons. I'm not sure if you've read it but I highly recommend the book "You" by Austin Grossman which takes a lot of inspiration from the real world PC gaming scene of the mid 80s through early 90s while also tackling the philosophical concepts of what role the player has while experiencing a game. Easily one of my favorite books of the last few years and adds further appreciation for the men and women who works so tirelessly to bring their vision to the rest of us.
Awwwww mannnn!!!! Runes of Virtue was my first Ultima game, I remember loving it to bits! So much so, in fact, that I got a copy of Ultima VI at a garage sale with my mom. Cloth map and manual included! Never got a chance to play it beyond the opening hour because... life, but I bet I would have loved it back then too. I still have that map nearly 30 years later, and I always find a place on my wall to hang it.
Finally, i can take a break from the hell of the holidays and watch one of my fave series. Love the content maj, your uploads are the highlight of the month for me
Woke up and while still in bed I saw this in my subscription feed and 2 hours later I’m still in bed as I watch this, so you’re at fault for my lack of productivity this ‘morning’ (it’s 8pm but it’s morning for me dammit).
Bro, I don't care how much time passes or how many subscribers you get. Never change that intro. It's iconic! That's me with the white hair smiling as I sit down to watch another Majuular video! Keep it up, man, you're one of the few I come back for!
Space Rogue and 2400 A.D. For such nostalgic experiences for me, no matter what faults they may have. Still play them every so often. And of course, the Worlds of Ultima games are classics, although not as good as the regular mainline Ultima games. I do appreciate that they did use the U6 engine, because I think it is a perfect middle ground between old school and new school Ultima. Still has a tactical flavor, but also is capable of a lot of sandbox interactivity. I don't think Martian Dreams or Savage Empire would have been as good using the U7 engine, as much as I like it. Thank you again for all your hard work and making all of this wonderful content.
I'm a simple man. I see Majuular's 2+ hour vid, I instantly know that I'll get some wonderful video game history and trivia to listen to for the day. Man, I grew up and live outside of US, and while I certainly heard about Ultima, I never knew its actual impact on video game history. This is a fantastic piece of history, and a research work to boot.
Another great chapter in the Ultima Saga. I absolutely plan to watch the whole series again once you're done. Hardest part is just remembering what happened last game.
Very quickly became one of my favorite game retrospective channels. Always a treat when you drop a video. One day I hope you hit 1M+ subs and TH-cam bestows upon you the Flask of Tephnuut
This series is so very excellent, thanks so much for making it! I played JRPGs as a kid and didn't know anything about CRPGs at all until much later in life, and even then my knowledge of them was limited -- I knew OF them, but I'd never played them. Watching this series, it's fascinating to see how much this series (and other series like Wizardry) had a HUGE influence on all of the RPGs I loved as a kid. Hell, the first Dragon Quest even looked similar to Ultima! (We got the glow-up version in the States, but still.) Also, it feels like the Elder Scrolls games took a lot of pages from Ultima's design, especially Oblivion and Skyrim. If I had played Ultima before the ES games, I would've been going "well damn, y'all just wanted to make Ultima in 3D I guess!" While I'm glad that you've made this series and introduced me to these games, it makes me sad that EA has done nothing with this series at all and allowed it to just fade from the cultural consciousness. I could go on about how much I hate how EA has done this to so many games and studios, but this comment is long enough already!
I just came across your channel recently and it's becoming one of my favorites! Really well researched and engaging to watch. Looking forward to whatever you cover Lord Majuular
"or the 'Cultima', as I've decided to call it just now" Great minds think alike, I had literally the exact same thought as you said the "cult of ultima" :D Thank you so much for your awesome videos, back to watching :)
H E L L YA! Nothing makes a Monday better then a deep dive with the prairie man himself. On this frigid December day, the retrospective gods smiled upon us, blessing our eyes and ears with another high quality banger of a video. Incredible work as always my guy 👏
Literally every time I think to myself "huh, it's been a little while since Majuular made something", or when I notice your last video says "4 weeks ago" you put up a new video within a day or two. Your regularity is so astonishing you're Pavloving us into anticipating fresh Majuular joints
I really love watching your Ultima videos Barely have an interest in the topic, but your enthusiasm is plain to see. Always a good evening with a Majuular video!
I just want to comment on the Wing Commander section: thanks for covering it and giving it the weight it deserves. I feel like a lot of videogame history has forgotten how pivotal it was in creating a space for what became AAA development (for good and ill). And it's my personal view that, while budget-wise Final Fantasy VII handily outspent it, Wing Commander III is actually the first modern AAA videogame in terms of how it was produced. As always, thanks for your thorough and well-researched videos!!
i never even knew ultima was anything beyond a vague idea that ultima online was just some old rpg. its been a great time learning about this whole series, thanks man!
Thank you for giving the time of day to the Runes of Virtue games! I know they're not the best and some people would call them bad, but those two games got me through some very difficult times in my life. As a bonus Runes of Virtue 2 helped me learn how to make gameshark codes which eventually got me into a career in IT.
In the course of just a few months, your intro has become a sound I love to hear. Won't have time to watch this until later tonight but I know it'll be a great time.
It's PERFECT.
Can't help but whistle it every time I start up a new vid
Where does the intro come from? Sorry if this is common knowledge
@@robinlarin69 The video is from a Commodore Amiga commercial, but the jingle is from something else.
@@Ghosty99675985 hmmm ok thanks, it sounds quite iconic really
"...The cult of Ultima"
Or the Cultim-
"Or the Cultima, as I've decided to call it just now."
Good to know we're on the same wavelength
Same here had the exact same thought lol
I saw a video essay on Breaking Bad in which the author missed the opportunity to call a chapter "The Event Horizonberg" and vowed to never let this happen to me.
Literally the same it filled me with so much joy
@@Majuular That's like Creative Assembly calling it Total War: Warhammer instead of Total Warhammer. IT'S RIGHT THERE!
@@asmonius Given that Total War is one franchise and Warhammer is another, it's probably a terrible idea from a marketing perspective and may also have legal issues for the two IPs.
But, what are those in the face of the Rule of Cool?!
Majulaar out here doing more with Ultima than EA has in years.
It doesn't take much 😬
Savage
That's probably for the better these days.
*decades
🎵 Co-stanzaaa 🎵
Before watching Majuular's retrospective I just knew Ultima as "some old RPG series for PC". Now I'm not only invested in the story of this franchise and eagerly waiting to find out more both from within the games and the context surrounding them, but I understand how important they were for the entire genre
This comment is an offer for the entity that shall not be named, you know, the thing that runs this platform
That's music to my ears, always love to read comments like this.
yea the story is basically a slow burn tragedy.
hell yeah! yes. YES! the ultima 7 video is going to be so long, I can feel it
As someone who played Ultima VII back in the day, it's going to be epic and I can't wait.
U7 is shite combat and putting things on top of things. U5 and U6 are peak.
@@analogmoz if we're talking personal peak, Underworld 1 was my jam, U7 had lots of great plot moments I loved, you're right about the combat though, pretty incomprehensible
That's going to be good yes, but i'm looking forward to his Ultima 8 video and especially Ultima 9. That's going to be glorious.
Also Ultima Underworld I & II. :-)
2:21 "This left another of Origin's rising stars as commander in chief of their next big project. Chris Roberts."
Oh cool, a villain origin story!
S-star citizen is coming any day now....
@@MajuularAaaaany day now
Dude, I was having the crappiest two weeks of my life and this just instantly put the first smile on my face in 13 days. Thank you
Sorry to hear that. Hang in there! Things will get better even when it feels like they won't because that's what things do. Hope the video gives you some joy.
@Majuular It is so far, and I will hang on so I can see more of your stuff in the future 😤
I was so confused: I saw Mr Edders video on Martian Dreams and thought I'd already watched this. Two Ultima videos! In close proximity (obviously just coincidence)! We're eating well tonight!
A grimbeard and majuular video on the same day! what kind of magical monday is this!
I KNOWWWWWW. The world is spiraling, but for the next 4 hours we are truly blessed.
What's up, Goth Gamer Nation?
Healthy, wealthy, and goth gamer
Greetings, fellow goth gamer nationals
Someone tell me where the rat relevant content is for the roundup.
Who knew people would be making in depth analyses of these games over 30 years later. And who knew I'd be watching them.
I swear he has a special power to upload whenever im like "Huh its been a little while since he uploaded"
Majuular, you're a god damn gift, man. Thank you so much for being the vessel for thousands of people who never got the chance to experience those old Ultima Games.
I started playing Ultima Online in the late 90s...and its been wild to see where all of those game design ideas came from.
Thank you truly, it's been a real joy sharing my experience with these games. My head is already spinning imagining the logistics of the inevitable Ultima Online video.
@Majuular I wish you luck. I started playing UO in 2015 and it's one of my favorite games to date
@@Majuular I was hoping you were heading in that direction, hah! No rush, i've thoroughly enjoyed all the non-ultima videos just as much. Cheers homie, you're doing the world a service!
no joke, I have rewatched your content so much. you are the coziest retrospective content maker around, and I can't get enough. Thank you boss
Thanks for watching!
To think, I only stumbled upon your channel because TH-cam'a search bar decided "heck, we'll throw this random channel in the search bar". Dunno what compelled me to check it, but my god, I'm *so* glad I did, your intro is always a welcome tune in my ears.
I remember how I did.
I got a random Darkseed video come across my feed when we were setting uo for a six hour car trip, and I thought 'Hey, why not. I saw the Retsuprae's, lets see what someone else has to say about that little gremlin Mike'.
Majuular always makes my day better
And now the wait for the Ultima Underworld Retrospective begins...
It's next up on the docket, you shouldn't have to wait too long!
@@MajuularIncluding Underworld Ascendant😏??
LETS NOT GET TOO HEISTY THERE PLEASE @@cybercop0083
Let’s goooo
Goddamnit Majulaar!
How I looked at the Sacage Empire UI before: "Well that is a stylish and neat variant of the U6 interface!"
How I look at it now: 👁👄👁
Been watching your channel since your harvester video, i love seeing new videos come out. The ultimate series has been particularly thrilling, thank you for the countless hours of entertainment!
Thank you for watching!
Started watching this series like a week ago and finished the final one earlier, isn't this a nice surprise. I wasn't alive when these games were made and you've got me to start looking into early RPGs through this series, and just early fantasy like LotR in general. Your videos have a tangible effect on people's lives, thanks for making them.
Thanks so much! One of my goals is to make video game history fun and digestible, since it's easy to feel disconnected from the past. Always vindicating to read comments like this.
Just gotta say Mr Juular that your voice sits right next to Brandon Gametrailers Jones as the voice of the history of Video Games in my head.
You feel cut from that exact same cloth of internet pioneers in the way you talk about games with sincerity and humor.
Thanks for the excellent work you do!
Damn that is some high praise! Much obliged, glad you enjoy the videos.
It's testament to your writing, delivery and editing that I have watched and loved this series but have no nostalgia or experience with the games whatsoever. Keep it up buddy
Look, it says you only uploaded it 5 minutes ago, but without having seen the video yet, I'm already in a better mood.
Oh man I had no idea why I woke up 3 hours ago but I know now. My soul was like "Wake up, there's more amazing Ultima stuff from Majuular"
Love your work, Happy Monday Majuular
I really like the approach of putting fun trivia that didn't fit elsewhere into the credits.
What a wonderful treat. Christmas comes early this year!
Always love and appreciate the uploads.
Just wanted to say thank you for putting so much effort into these retrospectives. Your videos actually helped me through a tough time in my life (breakup - c'est la vie) by giving me some good as hell content to go through and learn from, and your intro gives me the happy brain chemicals every time I hear it now.
All this to say - keep up the awesome work!! :)
It's my privilege. Thank you for the super thanks! Hope that life is stabilizing, at least. Long term relationships are a hell of a thing. Take care of yourself bud.
This series has been so fun and informative! Your videos have gotten better and better over the years!
hell yes another video to fall asleep to like every night for the next month
gonna make my youtube rewind "you watched 21x as much as the average viewer" stat look like rookie numbers by this time next year
thank you for making content that is as enjoyable to listen to as it is to pay attention to. Always love seeing a new video of yours in my sub box :)
Majuular sleep crew assemble
Unironically happy to have cause to comment on one of your videos this time. Alas, i am really trying to finish some of the other hour + videos im in the middle of but I had to at least stop here and say hey and leave a like😊
I'll have this in my watch history to continue tonight!
Your videos have become my defacto watch whenever i have a bunch of prep work to do for d&d, and seeing this pop up not 5 minutes after starting that work made my whole night
Wow. I remember I asked you about these two spin-offs, way back during your Exodus video. I think you hinted that you might give them some attention back then. Never would have guessed it was gonna be an entire 2½ hour video!! Thank you so much! I'm happy to see these two games get some more modern day coverage.
God It's so nice to see more ultima Deep dives including covering stuff that the old Spoony reviews never covered. Whilst those Spoony retrospectives are fun they definitely are a product of their time but these feel like classics I can come back to watch again and again. I think I've already watched your Shadow tower retrospective like three times already.
A new Majuular video is exactly what this Monday needed. #Cultima
Wing Commander was my absolute jam back in the day. Right now, I only have boxes copies of 3 and 4, but I will find the rest one day. That OPL-2 Wing Commander theme has my nostalgia synapses firing like mad.
Thanks for reminding me that I'm 42, and also thanks for someone finally giving the ultima series a really thorough review. Cant wait for the next Trilogy! Not you, Ultima 8 and 9
What wonderful timing, I just ran out of Majuular videos to rewatch. The win here is immense.
I've been rewatching him before bed of late myself.
Majuular and NGPlus videos are my goto.
What a couple of small, imperfect, yet beautiful gems the World of Ultima games are! They show the kind of creativity and risk-taking that are now relegated to indies, but once were somewhat common in the industry. Can you imagine a tuple-A game based on the works of Jules Verne starring Tesla, Freud and Rasputin?
Thanks for this retrospective, much appreciated! And now I'm gingerly waiting for the next episode, Ultima Underworld I and II are personal favorites of mine.
I needed this Maj, these past months haven't been too kind to me, so: Thank you for this upload.
Hoping everybody is doing well on your side!
Wishing you the best.
Cheers clokko, sorry to hear that. Hope this takes your mind off things for a bit and hope even more that things get better for you.
@Majuular It will, just as all your past ones always have.
Sincerely, thank you.
This is the inside of a police station.
This library is a venerable repository of knowledge
This station is non-operational.
@@analogmoz Dark Seed and ATDI reference in the same thread? Worlds are colliding here!!
I have been watching, watching, and rewatching your Ultima Retrospectives again and again and have been waiting for this. and to think I'm this early!
Been foaming at the mouth for every episode, dnd was cancelled and im starting ultima 1 on my miyoo mini while doing my bed sheet laundry, your release could not be more perfectly timed. Love you Majuular.
Your videos are always so cozy.
Glad to see the next entry in the series, I'd say this is the best Ultima retrospective series on TH-cam and you're not even done yet, can't wait to see when you get to 8 & 9
It’s neat seeing the evolution from Spoony to MS-DOS Project to FinnTrovert to Maajular.
@Noon3rs I've never seen the MS-DOS Project one but am familiar with the other 2, shame Spoony completely self destructed
@@hakai124 Agreed. Nothing lasts forever, but you always hope the end is one to celebrate and not mourn.
Happy cozy season to you majuular.
And to you Ted!
I'm recovering from surgery and your videos are just the medicine I need thx Maj
Here I was rewatching all of your Ultima videos and finished U5, then I see you published this video. Here I go! Thanks for all your efforts.
Every time a Majuular video graces my subscription feed, my day is immediately better and my evening entertainment set. Thanks for all you do my man!
Thank you as always, sir, for your videos being wonderfully funny and highly educational in depth reviews. Every time a new video of yours drops, I know I'm in for a great time that day.
As always, incredible to to get so much quality and at such length! The audio, the editing, somehow everything seems to improve with every video! Great job once again!
You’ve become my fav content creator for my aging ass
Chrono Trigger and Cross get a lot of their inspiration from Ultima 2, 3 and Savage Empire. Most people today just don't notice and think JRPGs and WRPGs are unrelated.
All RPGs regardless of where they come fron are either Ultima or Wizardry.
Final Fantasy is an Ultima, Dragon Quest is a Wizardry, Persona looks like a Wizardry but is actually an Ultima.
I am only partially joking.
@@noukan42 No for real. That is pretty accurate.
Two drinks in, comfy creator's new content, let's go!
Your videos are huge source of comfort to me. So psyched for the latest Ultima addition!
Bro I cannot express strongly enough how these videos resonate with me. They're games I dabbled with, but I was either too dumb or too busy to truly engage with. But these videos have driven me back to play a few of them as an adult, and I've gained an appreciation I didn't have then form them. The nostalgia hooks me, and the deep dives engage me. I've told my two brothers about your channel and they're in now too.
How did I never hear of savage empire? I thought I played every ultima. This is one of the best channels on TH-cam. Big fan.
yussss! Been waiting for this one not only because I thought that examining Ultima's foray into other genres was fascinating... but also because Majuular's now one step closer to tackling Ultima VII: the Black Gate, which was such a jawdropper of a game at the time
i can't stop thinking about Spoony or the first 24b hours whenever you upload a new Ultima video
Your content has a healing power over my soul. Work drains me your vids entertain me. Thanks for all your effort on these Ultima episodes, especially.
Just got home after having surgery. This will help pass the time, so thanks dude!
I was eagerly waiting for this, perfect timing.
Nice, just it time to watch while I eat!
Ive been looking forward to this video!
A maj AND Grimbeard drop in the same day? Truly it is a miracle
Man, I love this channel. I can't claim to have played MOST of the games you talk about, but if I ever need a 2-hour video to play in the background while I'm cooking something, or hanging out with the cat, I throw on a Majuular vid most of the time. Good shit, very thankful for your work.
I can't overstate how much I adore this retrospective series. When Ultima was first making a name for itself I was around 2-3 years old so by the time it became the standard for PC RPGs i was just hitting school but already obsessed with the fantasy genre and gaming as a whole. My parents, being loving but also responsible, didn't really bombard me with every little thing I wanted like a computer but were always willing to get me any book/magazine I wanted so I would live vicariously through the screenshots and coverage. Wing Commander was a title I remember being raved about for quite a while, the different glimpses into it's world looking like absolute magic to me at the time. I knew of Ultima and even rented the odd NES ports on occasion (which I hold a soft spot for, they captured a large part of the essence I think even if compromises were made) so it's incredible to see all I missed out on.
What really makes this video series shine, at least to me, is how aside from the excellent step by step overview of the games themselves (which do a wonderful job of making me feel as if I was watching a friend play through them) it gives great background and insight to the real world going ons. I'm not sure if you've read it but I highly recommend the book "You" by Austin Grossman which takes a lot of inspiration from the real world PC gaming scene of the mid 80s through early 90s while also tackling the philosophical concepts of what role the player has while experiencing a game. Easily one of my favorite books of the last few years and adds further appreciation for the men and women who works so tirelessly to bring their vision to the rest of us.
Having never played any of these games, It's been very fun to see them and have you guide us through them. Good work.
it shows how engaging these videos are, because despite me really not caring about Ultima at all, I watched all of this
Awwwww mannnn!!!! Runes of Virtue was my first Ultima game, I remember loving it to bits! So much so, in fact, that I got a copy of Ultima VI at a garage sale with my mom. Cloth map and manual included! Never got a chance to play it beyond the opening hour because... life, but I bet I would have loved it back then too. I still have that map nearly 30 years later, and I always find a place on my wall to hang it.
Fuck yes I’ve been waiting for this.
Best doc maker on games on TH-cam. Absolutely amazing.
The combination of company history and game retrospective is an awesome format.
Finally, i can take a break from the hell of the holidays and watch one of my fave series. Love the content maj, your uploads are the highlight of the month for me
Always a joy seeing a new video of urs pop up in my feed! Super hyped to hear your thoughts on VII :]
You know what I do need to watch a 2 hour video analysis of a game I'll never play before going to bed
Woke up and while still in bed I saw this in my subscription feed and 2 hours later I’m still in bed as I watch this, so you’re at fault for my lack of productivity this ‘morning’ (it’s 8pm but it’s morning for me dammit).
Bro, I don't care how much time passes or how many subscribers you get. Never change that intro. It's iconic! That's me with the white hair smiling as I sit down to watch another Majuular video!
Keep it up, man, you're one of the few I come back for!
Hell yeah, this will brighten up my day with facts about games I never even played!
Space Rogue and 2400 A.D. For such nostalgic experiences for me, no matter what faults they may have. Still play them every so often.
And of course, the Worlds of Ultima games are classics, although not as good as the regular mainline Ultima games. I do appreciate that they did use the U6 engine, because I think it is a perfect middle ground between old school and new school Ultima. Still has a tactical flavor, but also is capable of a lot of sandbox interactivity. I don't think Martian Dreams or Savage Empire would have been as good using the U7 engine, as much as I like it.
Thank you again for all your hard work and making all of this wonderful content.
I'm a simple man. I see Majuular's 2+ hour vid, I instantly know that I'll get some wonderful video game history and trivia to listen to for the day. Man, I grew up and live outside of US, and while I certainly heard about Ultima, I never knew its actual impact on video game history. This is a fantastic piece of history, and a research work to boot.
I'm really grateful for your long videos and the many things I learn from them!
You probably won't see this but I bloody love your videos mate
I've been thrilled for this one since you began, I loved Savage Empires.
Sweet, another 2+ hours that I look forward to so much every month, thanks Majuular!
Another great chapter in the Ultima Saga. I absolutely plan to watch the whole series again once you're done. Hardest part is just remembering what happened last game.
Very quickly became one of my favorite game retrospective channels. Always a treat when you drop a video. One day I hope you hit 1M+ subs and TH-cam bestows upon you the Flask of Tephnuut
This series is so very excellent, thanks so much for making it!
I played JRPGs as a kid and didn't know anything about CRPGs at all until much later in life, and even then my knowledge of them was limited -- I knew OF them, but I'd never played them. Watching this series, it's fascinating to see how much this series (and other series like Wizardry) had a HUGE influence on all of the RPGs I loved as a kid. Hell, the first Dragon Quest even looked similar to Ultima! (We got the glow-up version in the States, but still.)
Also, it feels like the Elder Scrolls games took a lot of pages from Ultima's design, especially Oblivion and Skyrim. If I had played Ultima before the ES games, I would've been going "well damn, y'all just wanted to make Ultima in 3D I guess!"
While I'm glad that you've made this series and introduced me to these games, it makes me sad that EA has done nothing with this series at all and allowed it to just fade from the cultural consciousness. I could go on about how much I hate how EA has done this to so many games and studios, but this comment is long enough already!
I just came across your channel recently and it's becoming one of my favorites! Really well researched and engaging to watch. Looking forward to whatever you cover Lord Majuular
"or the 'Cultima', as I've decided to call it just now"
Great minds think alike, I had literally the exact same thought as you said the "cult of ultima" :D
Thank you so much for your awesome videos, back to watching :)
Man, it's crazy how you put out such well-researched, entertaining, and high-quality videos so quickly. Congrats!
H E L L YA! Nothing makes a Monday better then a deep dive with the prairie man himself. On this frigid December day, the retrospective gods smiled upon us, blessing our eyes and ears with another high quality banger of a video. Incredible work as always my guy 👏
Just yesterday I was wondering if it was about time for another certified Majuular Banger and here I am watching it
Babe, wake up, Majuular posted another video
Literally every time I think to myself "huh, it's been a little while since Majuular made something", or when I notice your last video says "4 weeks ago" you put up a new video within a day or two. Your regularity is so astonishing you're Pavloving us into anticipating fresh Majuular joints
Fantastic! What a great way to start my morning: a new Majuular video! ❤
I really love watching your Ultima videos
Barely have an interest in the topic, but your enthusiasm is plain to see. Always a good evening with a Majuular video!
I just want to comment on the Wing Commander section: thanks for covering it and giving it the weight it deserves. I feel like a lot of videogame history has forgotten how pivotal it was in creating a space for what became AAA development (for good and ill). And it's my personal view that, while budget-wise Final Fantasy VII handily outspent it, Wing Commander III is actually the first modern AAA videogame in terms of how it was produced.
As always, thanks for your thorough and well-researched videos!!
BABE WAKE UP, NEW RICHARDO LONGFINGER VIDEO JUST DROPPED
The effects of my nat 20 disguise check continue to reverberate throughout the channel
You know its a good day that when you get off work you have a new Ultima video from Majuular waiting for you. Ty good sir.
I always look forward to your videos.
The quality is right up there with Resonant Arc - best of the best.
Keep up the excellent work.
Just in time! I finished watching all the previous entries in this series last week!
i never even knew ultima was anything beyond a vague idea that ultima online was just some old rpg. its been a great time learning about this whole series, thanks man!
Thank you for giving the time of day to the Runes of Virtue games! I know they're not the best and some people would call them bad, but those two games got me through some very difficult times in my life. As a bonus Runes of Virtue 2 helped me learn how to make gameshark codes which eventually got me into a career in IT.
I watch a ton of this kind of content, and you're easily one of the best man. Thanks again for a great upload.